Barnet
noun
a borough of Greater London, England.
Barnet
American
[bahr-nit]
/ ˈbɑr nɪt /
noun
Barnet
1
British
/ ˈbɑːnɪt /
noun
barnet
2
British
/ ˈbɑːnɪt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of barnet
C19: from rhyming slang Barnet Fair hair
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Plaid's Alun Cox challenged Thomas on his previous remarks as leader of Barnet Council, where he said he had offered "five Afghan households the opportunity to resettle in Barnet" and a "warm welcome".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Poppy was taken to Barnet Hospital, where she received therapeutic cooling, a treatment used for newborns with brain injuries.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Thomas led Barnet council in north London from 2019 to 2022, when Labour won the local election, before becoming opposition leader from 2022 until May 2024.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
The ex-leader of Barnet council, who is originally from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, said he was now "back home, raising my two boys in the south Wales valleys - I've come back to where I belong".
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Once we had passed Hampstead he drew out a large-scale map from his coat-pocket and began directing Maxim to Barnet.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Steve Marriott of The Small Faces once claimed that Sir Rod achieved this gravity-defying barnet by rubbing mayonnaise into his scalp, then rubbing it with a towel.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
“That would be a very good idea. He’s got to do something with his barnet otherwise that would be a good idea,” Stewart said, referencing the actor’s hair.
From Fox News ● May 15, 2020
Because of her hair, though, she had a "special lady one to fit my barnet".
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2019
In person, the matt black Keith Richards barnet and glittery nail varnish on his plectrum-holding right hand suggest a man who has spent his entire adult life as a national institution.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2013
Upon my wud, I doan't think he carrid his diddlusion much further than a serting honrabble barnet of my aquentance.
From The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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